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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2007
Chamber move sparks controversy
Ann Spann I Cresmvew News Bulletin
The Crestview City Council approved the lease for a planned new home for the Crestview Area
Chamber of Commerce Monday night. Not all present agreed with the decision.
Brian Hughes
Crestview News Bulletin
CRESTVIEW The Crestview
City Council has approved the
lease between the city and the
Crestview Area Chamber of
Commerce for a planned new
location near the Crestview
Community Center off Farmer
Road.
The lease was approved by a
4-to-1 vote Monday.
Prior to approval of the lease,
the council unanimously accepted
a Waiver and Limited Release
of Reversionary Interest and
Consent to Lease between the city
and the donors of the property.
This assured that the donors
of the land won't invoke their
reversionary interest in the
property, which essentially
means that if the city doesn't
use the property as stipulated in
the September 2000 deed under
which it was received, the owners
could take it back.
With the way paved for the
Chamber to begin planning its
move, a few eyebrows were
raised among some merchants in
Crestview's historic downtown
area.
Among them was Mickey
Rytman, president of the Main
Street Association, who had
sought the opportunity to be
listed on the agenda for Monday
night's meeting.
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Bus driver shuttles
her last students
Ann Spann I Crestview News Bulletin
Linda Enzor stands in front of her bus Tuesday morning. She says she'll fondly remember her time as a driver.
After 37 years, Linda Enzor says 'goodbye' to her school routes.
Brian Hughes
Crestview News Bulletin
CRESTVIEW One f a- group of
often-unsung heroes is retiring after 37
years of service.
* After her Friday afternoon route
concludes, Linda Enzor will climb down
4ie steps of Bus N 04-2MB for the last
0me.
v Driving upward of 10 hours a
day, most recently on a route serving
handicapped students, Enzor served
Santa Rosa County schools for 10 years
before making the move to Crestview
and the Okaloosa School District 27
years ago.
"I'm going to miss it," Enzor said as
she looked back at the familiar bright
yellow bus, one of so many that, with
their precious cargos of eager young
scholars, have been intimate parts of her
life.
"Some of the kids now driving buses,"
she reflected, "I drove them!"
"Quite a few" of today's north county
school bus drivers benefited from
Enzor's training and still seek her advice
for handling problem passengers.
"If you really respect the kids, they'll
respect you a lot," she advises. "But you
See DRIVER A3
Park cameras
add security
Brian Hughes
Crestview News Bulletin
CRESTVIEW Wayside Park, once
known as Duggan Park after the land's.
donor, sits just south of Crestview on the
Shoal River. It is a pleasant oasis of shady
trees, children's play equipment, picnic
tables and a popular boat launch.
But the park also has a shady, side,
unrelated to its towering pine trees filtering
the afternoon sun.
In the early '90s, a local politician was
caught soliciting for sex in the park's
restroom. It's a place that has long had
a reputation as a rendezvous for those
seeking sexual encounters.
Additionally, vandals of various ages
have frequently damaged equipment and
facilities, and left graffiti.
It's a reputation that has often proved a
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Greg Allen
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CRESTVIEW To celebrate the
launch of one of this year's most
anticipated video game releases,
Game Zone opened its doors to the
public at midnight Monday to give
local fans a chance to become some
of the first owners of Halo 3.
About 60 people waited in line
outside the store to secure their
copies.
At midnight, Game Zone opened
the door and the crowd began
rushing inside.
Buyers seemed pleased that Game
Zone was stocked with enough
copies for everyone.
Three versions of the game were
being sold.
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of the game, customers were able
to purchase a special tin-cased
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a scaled replica of the game's main
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Nationally, some schools and
businesses are reportedly closed
because of the number of students
and employees who called in "sick."
However, Crestview High School
and Baker School both reported no
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Assured by City Clerk
Janice Young that a public
discussion period would
precede the vote, Rytman
was surprised when
approval of the lease
had passed without an
opportunity for him or
anyone else to present
concerns.
"I was a little irritated
about that," Rytman said.
"For four days I had put
my remarks together. As it
turned out, what happened
when the issue came up,
(Council President) Chip
Wells handed off the g-'vel
and made a motion" to
bring approval of the lease
up for a vote, Rytman said.
Young confirmed that
the vote was held under
"unusual circumstances."
"I had written two notes
to Chip saying 'please
recognize Mickey Rytman
when this subject comes
up,'" Young said.
Because no motion had
been made, Wells indeed
handed the president's
gavel to Councilwoman
Brenda Bush and made the
motion to accept the lease.
Without realizing
Rytman was waiting to
address the council, Bush
"got a motion and a second
and called for a vote,"
Young explained. "Chip
wrote me back a note saying
'vote came too quick'" for
Rytman to be recognized.
"Mrs. Bush didn't realize
Mickey was waiting to
speak," Young said. "I'm
just sorry it happened.
It was just an unusual
circumstance."
"The way the meeting
ended up, it got to where
there was never an
opportunity for me to
present my side of the
issue," Rytman lamented.
His concerns, shared, he
said, by many Main Street
Association members,
'some of whom t'e alo'6
Chamber member; 4i.xcludg
"questions inherent with
leasing public land for a
private organization, even
a non-profit such as the
Chamber.
"You're setting a
precedent here," Rytman
said, for other non-profits
to seek similar concessions
from the city on land that
was originally donated to
Crestview specifically for
public usage (such as the
community center and the
Crestview Library, which
stand on parts of the same
tract).
From a business
standpoint, some
downtown merchants also
don't like the idea of the
Chamber of Commerce
leaving their area just when
it is becoming revitalized.
Ron Gautney, owner of
Ron's Appliance Service
and Parts, said, "At least
(with the Chamber) on
Main Street, it's in a central
location in town. It's in a
historic district of town,
and now they want to
move it.
"To me it's centrally
located, and at least for the
businesses on Main Street,
(Chamber members) have
to come down Main Street
to get to the Chamber
office," Gautney said.
"I'm awfully concerned
about it now," said Rytman
of his lack of opportunity to
address the council. "The
ties with the Chamber and
the city official are maybe
not what the citizens of
Crestview want. It seems to
me it's what the businesses
want.
"My concerns are from
a citizen's standpoint.
I'm trying to support the
historic downtown."
Rytman said he and
some other business
owners are also concerned
about visitors' perceptions
of a Chamber of Commerce
"that is hot i'lhb"heart of
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deterrent for families,
couples and individuals
seeking a pleasant
afternoon with a bucket
of fried chicken and a
Frisbee.
But it's a reputation that
James Puckett, Resources
Project manager for
Okaloosa County Public
Works is about to squelch.
His department has
recently begun installing
new lighting that provides
better coverage over the
whole park. Beginning
next week, surveillance
cameras will likewise begin
covering the facility.
The county's Facility
Maintenance department
is doing the work, saving
the expense of hiring
outside contractors. "They
do a good job," Puckett
observed.
Most of the conduit has
been run in ground, poles
are set and some of the
lights are in place. "We
have the hardware and
we have the cameras but
we're fitting it in with other
projects," Puckett said.
By mid-October, Puckett
expects the project to be
completed. Cameras will
be monitored in-house by
the Public Works Resources
section.
"This is the first park
we've done. We've never
done this before," Puckett
said. "We're hoping with
this if we can cut out about
50 percent of the activities
that have been going on,
we'll be in good shape.
The department plans to
similarly enhance security
in most of the county's
major parks, including
the Garden City ballpark
and the Baker Recreation
Center. "It's kind of a test
project right now," Puckett
said of Wayside Park.
The cameras purchased
for Wayside and other
county parks have infrared
capabilities, "so they will
run night and day," Puckett
said. "With the addition
of the new lighting, the
DRIVER continued from Al
gotta realize they're kids.
And you gotta get along
with the parents."
Parents who have come
to know and trust Enzor
with their children's safety
are sad to see her retire,
Enzor says. "They said,
'Miss Enzor, what are we
gonna do without you?'"
In addition to many
hours, many long days,
many admonishing glances
in the wide, wide mirror,
and many, many miles
behind the wheel, Enzor has
also heard more than her
share of school bus songs.
Her favorite?
Certainly not "The Nut
Behind the Wheel." Not
"One Hundred Bottles of
Beer on the Wall," or even
"Plastic Jesus."
"They always used to
sing Christmas carols,"
Enzor said. "They love
that 'Rudolph,'" she added
fondly.
Enzor plans to enjoy
some traveling now that
she's retiring, letting
someone else do the driving
for a change. "I'm going on
some cruises and just gonna
enjoy it," she said.
Nor will she be a stranger
behind the wheel of a bus.
Enzor plans to continue her
volunteer work with the
Special Olympics, which
often includes driving a
busload of competitors to
events.
Tuesday morning
Enzor's colleagues threw
her a surprise farewell
party at the transportation
office behind Richbourg
Middle School. After Friday
morning's run, they plan
to fete her at breakfast at
Cracker Barrel.
But after the excitement
of that last 10-hour day
career has faded, Linda
Enzor will always reflect
fondly on her almost four
decades of piloting the big
yellow buses along northern
Okaloosa and Santa Rosa
county roads.
"I had a lot of good
days," she said. "I'm gonna
miss the kids. I'm gonna
miss 'em all."
serve.
Also, he feels, there is
the appearance of haste
to complete arrangements
without more prudent
thought and citizen input.
"Last night I kinda got
looked over," he said, "and
from a citizen's standpoint,
some of these issues should
have been brought out and
it should've been thought
through a little bit before
they entered into the lease
agreement so quickly." .
Rytman emphasized that
he admires the Chamber
and its accomplishments
for the business community
and the city.
"I think the Chamber
does an excellent job," he
said. "Look around! They
attained 700-plus members.
They're promoting the
area.
"But we need a Chamber
here that supports
Downtown."
Ron Gautney, among
others, agrees.
"I didn't want them to
move" their headquarters,
he said. "But it looks like
we don't have much choice
about it now. Yes! It'll hurt
us."
Also at the meeting
Presentation of 5-year
Service award by '.laycr David'
Cadle to Public Services
department employee John
Manning.
Unanimously approved the
annexation to the city of the
"Morris Addition" and the
."Sikes Property."
Approved 4-1 rezoning of
162 Woodlawn Drive from
single family t:' single :r rnul-
family.
Heard suggestions by
SMelisa McCielian on
irripro:..irng l at enilrcermern in
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first readings of Ordinances
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park will be covered much
better than in the past. Our
cameras will see a lot of
activity.
"We have a small
playground. We've noticed
some families go down
there and use it. We hope
with the cameras in place
it'll be a place more families
can use."
In addition to providing
security, the cameras and
lighting will also save
county taxpayers on
the expense of frequent
repairs made necessary by
vandalism.
"We spend, so much
money on repairs. We have
people out seven days
a week but we can't be
everywhere," Puckett said.
"This will help us and it will
help the Sheriff's Office.
"It's going to cost a little
bit to install the cameras,"
Puckett said, "but with
maintenance costs going
up, if we can cut out some
of the vandalism, that's a
big deal."
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Opinion & Editorial
LETTERS
To THE
EDITOR
A thank you to
Pastor Batson and
his family
The families, friends and
members of Pleasant Hill
Baptist. in Crestview would
just like to say: "Thank you!"
We were blessed for 13
years with a loving, caring and
giving pastor and friend. His
years of dedication and loving
service is greatly appreciated
by far more people than he or
his family will ever know.
And, of course, behind
the scenes of .almost every
successful person, there are a
spouse and family members
sacrificing and giving of
themselves so one of theirs can
minister to so many of ours.
From all of us at, the "Hill,"
thank you Tommy and Lisa
Batson and family for your
years of love, service and
sacrifice.
We wish you well!
Karen Born, Crestview
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As was pointed out to the
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Highway 90 in Holt. Persons
interested in joining the
department are welcome to
attend.
The DORCAS FIRE
DISTRICT holds monthly
meetings at 4418 Poverty
Creek Rd., Crestview station
#41 at 7 p.m. The public is
invited to attend.
The LAUREL HILL
VOLUNTEER FIRE
DEPARTMENT holds its
regular monthly meetings on
the second Friday of each
month at 7 p.m. in the Fire
Department office located in
the Laurel Hill City Hall. The
public is always welcome to
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Virginia Mae Bell
Virginia Mae Bell, age 43,
passed away Friday, Sept.
21, 2007 in Front Royal, Va.
She had been injured in
an automobile accident in
June and was in physical
therapy.
Born in DeFuniak
Springs, she was the
granddaughter of the late
Oscar Lee Bell and Ida
Virginia Bell of DeFuniak
Springs.
With her father being in
the military, she traveled
with her family and
attended many schools,
both in the United States
and overseas.
Virginia was formerly
employed with a customer
service firm in Crestview as
a computer operator.
Survivors are her son,
Jake Bell of Strasburg, Va.;
her parents, Ronald and
Christine Thompson Bell
of Laurel Hill; brother,
Larry Oscar Bell of Front
Royal; sister, Lisa Ann Bell
Howard of Strasburg, Va.;
and numerous aunts and
uncles, as well as eight
nephews and nieces.
Funeral services will
be held Friday, Sept. 28 at
Evans Funeral Home, 1200
N. 6th St., Florala, Ala.,
with' Rev. James Wingard
officiating. Interment will
be in the Leonia Cemetery
at Leonia, Fla. Visitation
will be from 6 p.m. to 8
p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27 at
the funeral home.
Ida Pauline Robbins
Teel
Ida Pauline Robbins Teel,
age 100, passed away Friday
morning, Sept. 21, 2007 in
Tallahassee, Fla. She was
born on March 27, 1907 in
Dozier, Ala. to Etta Lowman
Robbins and William Hal
Robbins. She attended
Troy State University, then
Troy Normal for Women,
and taught at small rural
Alabama schools for a
number of years.
Ida married John Dewey
Teel of Opp, Ala. in 1930. She
moved to Crestview in 1943
and taught in the Crestview
Elementary School. She
was a long time member of
the First United Methodist
Church in Crestview and
loved her Sunday School
class members.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
John Dewey Teel, and is
survived by two sons, Billy
D. Teel and his wife Clara
Jo of Crestview and Robert
C. Teel Sr. and wife Dixey of
Tallahassee; grandchildren,
Bruce Teel, Ann Teel
Hatcher, Robert C. Teel Jr.
and Christina Teel Bellew;
great-grandchildren,
Jordan Teel Hatcher, Lance
Teel Hatcher, Morgan Teel,
Chancer Teel and John
Robert Teel, Andrew Barrett
Bellew and Avery Rhyse
Bellew; also her special
friend and caregiver, Lorie
Lindsey.
A time of visitation was
held on Tuesday, Sept. 25
at 10 a.m. at Whitehurst-
Powell Funeral Home
chape. The funeral service
was at 11 a.m. with Rev.
Alan Kilgore officiating.'
Burial will follow in the
Liveoak Park Memorial
Cemetery. Pallbearers were
Dr. John Fountain, Larry
Cox, Jerry Parker, Frank
Parker, Larry Stephens
and Lamar Stephens.
Whitehurst-Powell Funeral
Home was entrusted with
arrangements.
I C B C A E N D R
FLORIDA TRAIL
ASSOCIATION Events
planned:
Sept. 29 and 30, 9 a.m. hike
with optional overnight
camping at Torreya State
Park. Details: (850) 484-
9111
Saturday, Sept. 29, 8 a.m.
Volunteers needed for
trail development on the
Nokuse section. Details:
(850) 862-1903.
Visit the Web site for
details on any of these
events at http: / / westgate.
floridatrail.org.
ADVENTURE CLUB
Sept. 27, 4 p.m. Bike
ride in older section
of Destin. Meet at the
Taylor-Clemmons Park
on Calhoun Ave. Supper
afterwards at a nearby
restaurant. Honcho:
Chuck & Carol Dujsik
(850-269-0556).
Sept. 29, 10 a.m. Kayak
and / or pontoon boat
ride at Sherman Cove
Marina (850-452-2212) on
the Pensacola Navy base.
Picnic lunch on one of the
small islands. Directions
and more details in a later
e-mail. Honcho: Clarice
Hebinck (850-581-4591).
The Annual Florida
Paddlers Rendezvous
will be held in our area
from Oct. 24-28. Free
registration is available
until Sept. 30. For details
go to www.wfcanoe/
kayak.com / rendezvous.
* ELDER SERVICES
OF OKALOOSA
COUNTY meets every
Thursday for Game
Day at 10 a.m. and the
Quilting Club meets every
Wednesday at 10 a.m.
* TRI-COUNTY
BEEKEEPING
ASSOCIATION meets
the last Saturday of
every month in the
Agriculture Extension
Building in Crestview.
Contact 682-8390 fo.r more
information.
* PASSIONATE
PAINTERS CLUB
meets every second
Monday evening of the
month at Hughes Cabinet
Shop. Social starts at 6
p.m. For more information
call Deb at 682-2555 or
Darliene at 217-0869.
* FRIENDS OF
THE CRESTVIEW
LIBRARY meetings are
on the third Thursday of
January, March, May, July,
September and November
at 10:30 a.m. at the
Robert L.F. Sikes Library.
The Friends welcome
new visitors and new
members.
* The
GENEALOGICAL
SOCIETY OF
OKALOOSA COUNTY
wants to help you keep
begin or be more involved
in researching your family
tree. Call 243-4589 or 729-
2185 for details.
* THE DEFUNIAK
SPRINGS GARDEN
CLUB holds monthly
meetings. For more
information contact Dara
Dobson, 859-0096 or e-mail
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Class Adam S. Dionne
has graduated from
basic military training at
Lackland Air Force Base,
San Antonio, Texas.
During the six weeks
of training, the airman
studied the Air Force
mission, organization,
and military customs and
courtesies, performed drill
and ceremony marches, and
received physical training,
rifle marksmanship, field
training exercises, and
special training in human
relations.
In addition, airmen who
complete basic training
earn credits toward an
associates degree through
the Community College of
the Air Force.
He is the son of Mark
Dionne of Crestview and a
2006 graduate of Crestview
High School.
MICHELLE R. PATE
Army Pvt. Michelle R.
Pate has graduated from
basic combat training at Fort
Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
During the nine weeks
of training, the soldier
studied the Army mission,
history, tradition and core
values, physical fitness, and
received instruction and
practice in basic combat
skills, military weapons,
chemical warfare and
bayonet training, drill and
ceremony, marching, rifle
marksmanship, armed
and unarmed combat,
map reading, field tactics,
military courtesy, military
justice system, basic first
aid, foot marches, and field
training exercises.
Special to the News Bulletin
Airman 1 st Class Adama
S. Dionne
Pate is the daughter
of Kimberly Couch of
Crestview.
Bictoria J. Evans
Army Pfc. Bictoria J.
Evans has graduated from
basic combat training at Fort
Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
During the nine weeks
of training, the soldier
studied the Army mission,
history, tradition and core
values, physical fitness, and
received instruction and
practice in basic combat
skills, military weapons,
chemical warfare and
bayonet training, drill and
ceremony, marching, rifle
marksmanship, armed
and unarmed combat,
map reading, field tactics,
military courtesy, military
justice system, basic first
aid, foot marches, and field
training exercises.
She is the daughter of
Tami Evans of Crestview,
and is currently a student at
Crestview High School.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2007
A6 I Crestview News Bulletin LOCAL
Sandra Dreaden
Reference Librarian
"So many books, so
little time" reads the
T-shirt I've had for
years.
I'm afraid working at a
library only makes more
pronounced all of the
interesting books that I
haven't gotten around to
reading. Every shelf has
another one just begging
to be taken home! So
here are just a few more
of the 46,000 titles here at
the library to pique your
interest:
"The Freedom Writers
Diary: HowaTeacher and
150 Teens Used Writing
to Change Themselves
and the World Around
Them" 305.23 Gru
"Teach with your
Heart: Lessons I Learned
from the Freedom
Writers" by Erin Gruwell
373.110 Gru
"The Freedom
Writers" DVD, starring
Hilary Swank
As an idealistic 23-
i year-old English teacher
in Long Beach, Cali.,
Erin Gruwell confronted
a room of unteachablee,
at-risk" students. Using
books like "Anne Frank:
The Diary of a Young
Girl" and "Zlata's
Diary: A Child's Life in
Sarajevo," a life-changing,
; eye-opening odyssey
against intolerance and
misunderstanding begins
with her diary-writing
students. The movie
is also uplifting and
unforgettable.
"Manspace: A Primal
Guide to Marking your
Territory" by Sam Martin
729 Mar
With more than 50 great
guy places like recording
studios, drinking sheds,
workshops, and general
all-round hangouts,
"Manspace" shows you
what, and it shows you
how. Personally, with my
husband and sons having
a 45 by 50 barn and a 12
by 16 shop for all their
"stuff," I'm not terribly
sympathetic when they
want to drag something
else into the house!
"The Tao of Warren
Buffett: Words of
Wisdom, Quotations, and
Interpretations to Help
Guide You to Billionaire
Wealth and Enlightened
Business Management"
CD 332.602 Buf
As the front cover of the
Aug. 6 "U. S. News and
World Report" proclaims,
"If you had invested
$1,000 with Warren
Buffett in 1956, you'd
have $27 million today."
We've had requests for
more business titles on
CD you can listen to
while driving, so we are
working to increase our
collection in that area.
"Toxic Childhood:
How the Modern World
-is Damaging Our
Children and What We
Can Do About It" by Sue
Palmer 305.23 Pal
Here's the book that
sparked an international
debate. Literacy expert
Sue Palmer examines the
danger zones, from poor
diet, lack of exercise,
and sleep deprivation
to symptoms emerging
from our modern lifestyle
of TV, computer games,
and cell phones. This
combination of, factors,
along with parents'
increasingly stressful
lives, means that we
are developing a toxic
new generation, with its
health and brains at risk.
"The Heartless Stone:
A Journey through the
World of Diamonds,
Deceit, and Desire" by
Tom Zoellner 553.8 Zoe
How has one stone
"created empires, ruined
lives, inspired lust
and emptied wallets
throughout history"?
The United States is the
biggest consumer of
diamonds in the world,
yet the gemstones are
largely mined in areas
far from our shores-in
Africa, the Northwest
Territories of Canada,
and Australia. Zoellner
investigates a diamond's
often-brutal journey from
miles below the earth to
the jewelry store display
case. Nevertheless, I'm
still planning to replace
my engagement diamond
that somehow fell out
of its setting here at the
library a few months ago.
No, I hadn't been diligent
about having it checked
regularly the last 30
years, and, yes, we even
checked the vacuum bag!
"Charlie Wilson's War:
The Extraordinary Story
of the Largest Covert
Operation in History"
by George Crile 958.104
Cri
Crile, a 60 Minutes
producer, offers an
absorbing, thoroughly
detailed look at the largest
and most successful
CIA operation in U.S.
history: the arming of
the Mujahideen in
Afghanistan. Tom Hanks
and Julia Roberts will
star in the movie to be
released Christmas Day.
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Beverly Gross,
president of the
Genealogical Society of
Okaloosa County, will
present "Beginning
Genealogy: Discovering
Your Roots" at the next
First Tuesday Lecture.
The 10:30 a.m. program
on Tuesday, Oct. 2 will
discuss pedigree charts
and how to fill them out,
family surnames and
variant spellings when
searching, as well as
general tips on how to
get 'started researching
your family history.
Come join us for a
Story Time "On the
Road" rally at 10:15 a.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 3. Enjoy
stories and songs about
vehicles of all makes and
models.
Speaking of "On the
Road" this year is the
50th anniversary of Jack
Kerouac's classic novel of
freedom and longing. It
has inspired generations
of writers, musicians,
artists, and poets with
its rhythms of 1950s
underground America,
jazz, sex, illicit drugs, and
the mystery and promise
of the open road.
QUOTE OF THE
WEEK
"Libraries are not
places of dry scholarship
but living sensuality. In
"Love Story" Ali McGraw
and Ryan O'Neal get
together with the library
as backdrop; in "Dr.
Zhivago", Uri and Lara
find one another in a
library. . In "Desk Set"
(1957) Katharine Hepburn
plays a librarian-
researcher whose job is
threatened by a computer
expert (Spencer Tracy)
introducing new
technology. In the end,
the computer turns out to
be an asset, not a danger,
Tracy and Hepburn
end up smooching, and
everyone lives (and reads)
happily ever after." Ben
Macintyre, December
18, 2004, London Times
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FRUIT FOR SALE:
The Crestview band
is selling apples and
oranges through Oct.
11, with apple delivery
on Oct. 19 and orange
delivery Dec. 8. Contact
a band member or call
585-5577 after 3 p.m. to
place an order
TRAWICK BRIDGE
CLOSED: Trawick
Creek Bridge on
Broxson Road in Holt
will be closed through
Oct. 4 for replacement.
Each side of the closure
is accessible, but no
through traffic will be
permitted. Please plan
accordingly.
ADVENTURE CLUB:
Sept. 27, 4 p.m. Bike
ride in older section
of Destin. Meet at the
Taylor-Clemmons Park
on Calhoun Ave. Supper
afterwards at a nearby
restaurant. Honcho:
Chuck & Carol Dujsik
(850-269-0556).
Sept. 29, 10 a.m.
Kayak and/or pontoon
boat ride at Sherman
Cove Marina (850-452-
2212) on the Pensacola
Navy base. Picnic lunch
on one of the small
islands. Directions and
more details in a later
e-mail. Honcho: Clarice
Hebinck (850-581-4591).
The Annual Florida
Paddlers Rendezvous
will be held in our
area from Oct. 24-28.
Free registration is
available until Sept. 30.
For details go to www.
wfcanoe / kayak.com /
rendezvous.
AMATEUR RADIO
CLUB TECH CLASS:
Saturday, Sept. 28 from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
Emergency Operations
Center in Shalimar. Free.
For details contact Ron
Mahr (KI5FR) at 850-398-
7524 or e-mail noarc_
class@yahoo.com.
UWF 40TH
ANNIVERSARY: You're
invited to celebrate
the anniversary of
University of West
Florida's opening day.
For a complete schedule
of events that are open
to the public, visit uwf.
edu/40years.
CERT DISASTER
SKILLS: A public
training course in
disaster skills Friday,
Sept. 28 from 6 to 9
p.m., Saturday, Sept. 29
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
and Sunday, Sept. 30
from 1 to 5, Saturday,
Oct. 6 from 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. and Sunday,
Oct. 7, from 1 to 5 p.m.
For details, view the
press release at www.
santarosa.fl.govnewsre
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LHS helps students plan for
life after high school
Brian Hughes
Crestview News Bulletin
LAUREL HILL -
Planning for life after
high school can be one of a
student's most important
decisions.
The Crestview Chamber
of Commerce wants to give
students and their parents
resources as they make
these critical choices.
The first Career &
College Planning Night
will be held at Laurel Hill
School on Tuesday, Oct. 2,
at 6 p.m. and will include
refreshments. Subsequent
nights are also being
planned for Baker School
and Crestview High
School.
Parents are particularly
encouraged to attend the
event with their students
so that they can help
their sons and daughters
make focused, informed
decisions about their
futures.
"Most students in
high school do no give
sufficient thought to
their futures until late
in their senior year,"
observed the Chamber's
Education Committee
chair Susan Shaw. "This
event is an opportunity to
show students the many
possibilities" open to
them, she continued.
The event, which will
be held in the school
media center, will feature
representatives of various
organizations that provide
vocational training, major
area employers, and
college and university
representatives. "We
will have something for
everyone's interests,"
Shaw said.
"It's really about taking
a hard look at your future,
for your plans beyond
high school," said Dr.
Mabel Jean Morrison, a
retired Okaloosa County
educator and member of
the Chamber, "and it's an
opportunity for parents to
look at opportunities for
their students and to help
them make choices."
Water conservation still urged
Special to the
Crestview News Bulletin
In spite of several inches
of rain over the weekend,
Okaloosa County is
experiencing a moderate
drought and all residents
are. encouraged to exercise
water conservation.
No water supply
shortages have
been reported to the
Northwest Florida Water
Management District;
however, they are still
urging all of Northwest
Florida to reduce its water
use by following these
voluntary guidelines:
Limit landscape
irrigation to no more than
two days per week, during
low evaporation hours of
4 until 10 p.m.
Golf courses are
encouraged to limit hours
of irrigation.
Water-based
recreation should be
reduced, if it requires
pumping, diverting
or otherwise using
natural water supply for
recreation, to include
filling duck ponds.
Decorative
fountains that use water
should be discontinued at
this time.
Okaloosa County Water
& Sewer Department
actively promotes
the practice of water
conservation year-
around.,
"I cannot stress enough
how important it is that
each and every person
in Okaloosa County take
all reasonable steps to
conserve our precious
water resources," says Jeff
Littrell, director, Water
and Sewer Department.
For additional
information on how to
conserve water contact
(850) 651-7171 or visit
www.co.okaloosa.fl.us.
Birthday
Celebration
HAPPENING, continued from A6
'lTie family of 'Juby :aloney invites
all her friends and acquaintances
to join them in celel;ratinq her
90th birthtdifz on Saturday,
Sept. 29th from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
at Oak( '(idjc .'ssembl, of God'
*Tello 's/wip Hal, located at 5297
Shoffner 'Blvd., two miles east
of Crestevize and one block off
:i ffli n'aaf 90.
:Hope to see Yiou there!
Donations will be
accepted through Sept.
28, Tuesday through
Saturday, 10 a.m. 4
p.m., 115 Westview Ave.,
Valparaiso, or call 678-
2615.
FREE COIN SHOW:
Saturday, Sept. 29, 10
a.m. 5 p.m. and Sunday,
Sept. 30, 10 a.m. 4 p.m.
at Westwood Retirement
Resort, in the Atrium,
1001 MarWalt Dr., Fort
Walton Beach (across
from the Fort Walton
Beach Medical Center).
Details: Bill (850) 651-
4633 or Dave (850)
Factory Quality Auto Glass :
Replacements & 0
Windshield Repair u
850-689-4567:
*with coupon, In shop, by appt.
Crestview
Cinema
NorthvlewPlazn-Hwy 85 N.-68-3201
Movie Schedule Starting
Friday September 28, 2007
(iAMFR L AN1 .s ( m.45.-.
FRIDAY .......... 4:00 .. 6:45 .. 9:00PM
SATURDAY. 1:00 ...4:00... 6:45 .. 9:00PM
SUNDAY 1......... 1:00 .4:00 .. 6:45PM
MON-THUR ............. 4:00 .. 6:45PM
HALLOWEEN (i-smn [) RB
FRIDAY ........................ 9:00PM
SATURDAY .................... 9:OOPM
SUNDAY ................... 7:OOPM
MON-THUR ................... 7:00PM
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FRIDAY ..............4: 00 6:45PM
SATURDAY ............. 4:00 6:45PM
SUNDAY ................ 1:00 4:00PM
MON-THUR ................... 4:00PM
Regular Admission
Adult = $7 Senior/child = $510
S DAILY MATINEq $5 00
936-4892.
REPUBLICAN
WOMEN MEETING:
Make your reservation
by Sept. 30 to attend Oct.
3 meeting at Two Trees
Restaurant Fort Walton
Beach Golf Course
clubhouse at 11:30 a.m.
Guest speaker
Okaloosa County Tax
Collector Chris Hughes
Call Hulda Mahlum at
609-9200 for reservations.
Lunch is $15.
OKTOBERFEST
ARTISTS WANTED:
The 13th Annual
Oktoberfest and Arts &
Crafts Festival at Winn-
Dixie Plaza in Bluewater
Bay is looking for artists
and craftsmen interested
in selling their work.
The festival will be
held on Friday, Sept. 28
from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
and Saturday, Sept. 29
from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Call 897-3190 to apply.
H A R V E S T
V I N E Y A R D
COMPUTER REPAIR:
Harvest Vineyard
Mission is offering
computer repair services
to support the welfare
of men and women
who have made a one-
year commitment to the
mission.
Satisfaction is
guaranteed no fix, no
pay. Fees are $25-$75
for all repairs. If any"
hardware is needed, you
will be notified prior to
installation.
Donate your computer
for a good cause, or have
it repaired for a fraction
of what it would cost
elsewhere.
Call 682-6447 or (937)
414-0523 from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. Monday Friday,
or go to 544 N. Main
Street in Crestview. Ask
for Mark Long.
OCTOBER
WILDERNESS FIRST
AID BASICS: Register
by Oct. 1 to attend a Red
Cross Training program.
Saturday, Oct. 13 at 8
a.m. through Sunday,
Oct. 14 at 5 p.m. at Camp
Koinonia in Milton.
The training fee is $200
and covers all materials,
camp fee, and meals. Call
the American Red Cross
of Northwest Florida by
Oct. 1 2007 to register for
this unique opportunity.
For more information
or to register please call
850-432-7601 ext. 20.
BLOOD DRIVE AT
OWC NICEVILLE OCT.
3: Wednesday, 8 a.m.
- 3 p.m. in the College
Mall, K-Building. To
donate blood you must
be 17 years of age or
older, weigh at least 110
pounds, and be in good
general health. Please
bring a picture ID, eat a
meal and drink plenty of
fluids before donating.
Reservations
are available and
recommended for
specific times. Call
729-5348 or email
studentactivities@owc.
edu to make one.
Affiliated Insurance of Crestview
a* Health Insurance A tUN KA'&I LAu AL Ait lL
Life Insurance @ i BlueCross BlueShleld
Long Term Care Insurance of Florida
An Independent Ucensee
Retirement Planning s he Blue m .. Blue Shild Ass.ton
Medicare Supplements*
689-7595* Group Health Benefit Plans Florida Combined Life
Florida Combined Life and its Parent, Blue Cross and Blue
115 E. Beech St. Shield of Florida, are Independent Licensees of the Blue
(Behind Wachovia Bank) #61411-0903 Cross Blue Shield Association
*Not connected or endorsed by the U.S. Government or the Federal Medicare Program.
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Baker Farm Center Ace Hardware Sharon's Barnyard
Baker Parts Allstate InsurancelChris Palm Agcy.
Mickey's Grocery First National Bank & Trust
Day's Tires rii STLl
Crestview Wholesale I 1 ,
Lee PontiaclOlds
Ritz Food Stores
Turkey Creek Realty
Day's Tires
Martin Crestview Farm & Garden
Bill RobertslAllstate Insurance
First National Bank
Signs Galore
Baker Metal Works
Econo Lodge
James Campbell
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Crestview Wholesale
Jeremy Stewart Construction
Don Amunds
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Premier Community Bank
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